Pinterest IRL · Ep. 01

The playroom

I refuse to believe builder grade is the final draft. This is our playroom for two little boys: a room that started plain, a stack of Pinterest screenshots, and a lot of painter's tape.

Playroom with a hand-painted tan and brown checkered accent wall, wooden climbing wall and window

The DIY checkered wall

I was obsessed with the look of a checkered wall, but I wasn't going to spend $1,000 on wallpaper for a playroom. So I taped it off and painted every square myself. It honestly sucked. The after was so worth it.

Checkered wall in progress, painted squares on a playroom wall

Climb, swing, draw

Two boys who never stop moving needed a room that keeps up: a wooden climbing wall with rings, a hanging egg swing, and a house-shaped chalkboard that says "the playroom."

Hanging egg swing chair and house-shaped chalkboard in a playroom

House-shaped chalkboard with the playroom written on it

Watch the whole makeover on Instagram and save more playroom ideas on Pinterest. Next up: screen-free toys my 2- and 5-year-old love, and how we keep the playroom organized.